Maybe I'm just a bit too out of the loop. I don't even know what to recommend for a good amp any more. I used to run MTX Blue Thunder Pro amps, and they seemed to do fairly well. I remember the PPI Power Class, PG Ti's, etc being great amps.

Looking at the new stuff, I like the '06-ish Kicker SX amps (the ones with 32 bit processing), but the problem is I don't know what's good or not any more.

The new stuff seems to be more efficient--esp. looking at class D amps, but how do the new ones really compare to the 2000-ish era?

Are there any good "Bang for the Buck" amps anymore that don't look completely ridiculous? I mean, I remember and still have two of the Blue US Acoustic amps.... the USX series that was designed by ZED Audio but actually made in asia wasn't too bad... and was cheap... At their peak they were on Both http://www.thezeb.com place went out of business a long time ago... sad day... and also on Crutchfield.

What happened to US Acoustics?

With that said... I have an 800F US Acoustics amp that I want to trade for something physically smaller (to fit under a seat)... the 2150, or 4065 would be perfect.. anybody got either of these amps in good working condition.. if so PM me.

Yeah... I bought my US Acoustics 2080 from thezeb for $93 shipped. Can't beat that price.... I know about the Zed Audio amps... think they are a bit out of my budget. I'm trying to just throw in a stereo and not pay a ton this time.

I bought 6" aeroports from thezeb and they shipped them here for the same price they quoted me con.us price LOL... they never sold me anymore after though... or was it a pile of 4" ports... forget, think it was 8 4" ports lightning audio maybe if I'm remembering right... nice to see old users still kick it here.. ca.com and usaci have cocky kids that **** me off....

TalNLnky wrote:Yeah... I bought my US Acoustics 2080 from thezeb for $93 shipped. Can't beat that price.... I know about the Zed Audio amps... think they are a bit out of my budget. I'm trying to just throw in a stereo and not pay a ton this time.

So nick.... what are some brands to look at on a budget?

I've been happy with my planet audio TT series amp. It is an old model though, not sure if you can still find them. You can find a bunch of refurbs of another line of theirs on ebay all the time. I'm not sure of the quality though.